On Sun, 10 Apr 2005 20:28:24 GMT, Phisherman wrote:

Will this work? I'm in zone 7, e.TN. If I bought some ginger root at
the grocery, how could I grow this in my shade garden? I was thinking
about taking a 2" piece, coat it with rooting hormone powder, and
putting it into moist vermiculite.

Store-bought ginger will sprout and grow very easily. Look for pieces
on which little knobs are turning greenish -- that's where the leaves
sprout. Plant very shallowly in light potting soil. It's a rather
attractive plant with leaves like overgrown lily-of-the-valley. But
not for shade. That is, it *will* grow in partial shade, but I
understand it may actually bloom in full sun. It is a tropical, and
won't take a particle of frost, so grow in a pot and bring indoors, or
start new plants each spring.